Here's what volunteers found while cleaning up the Bronx River

Volunteers have been cleaning parts of the Bronx River ahead of an annual event for kayakers and canoers happening this Saturday. They pulled out all sorts of debris, and some things you might never expect to be dumped in a river. CBS New York's Shosh Bedrosian got in the water to see what the event is about.

[@shamammap8054]

Thanks to all who volunteered.

[@vietnamvet4533]

Yea can you imagine in the Bronx where 1.5 million live that 20 people showed up, gee and this is on the news.

[@MarioXcore1]

Better than nothing

[@vietnamvet4533]

@@MarioXcore1 Yea I guess when you live in the Bronx better then nothing is well better then nothing.

[@orchidorio]

Thinkaboutit !! If no one cleans up the river it will just FILL UP with everything. And the bodies will be on the surface !!

[@turkN9NE]

brutal

[@sugrue8526]

Excellent. I’m the one who picks up garbage up and down my road. Feels nice when someone else helps out

[@wilburshaw9330]

Same here. Thank you!

[@andrewpeacock4695]

I have several miles of street in my neighborhood that my wife and I clean on a regular basis (once a week). I would rather pick it up than see it on my morning walk.

[@debrakleid5752]

I’ve picked up a lot of garbage where I live and a neighbor went ballistic on me because some of our newspapers that we had in our recycling bin waiting to be picked up flew out and ended up in his yard and we went nuts. Apparently he yells and insults people he doesn’t like. There is another neighbor who lived next to us but moved out a few months ago didn’t use a garbage can and just left his garbage tied up in a bag at the curb and wild animals tore his open and garbage went into other peoples yards including ours but no apology there. It’s ok if he does it but if anything from ours flies around I get the 3rd degree. He would leave notes on my car because I parked too close to his grass which was actually our grass but my feet had to step on it while I got out of my car. Him and the other mean neighbor would inspect our garbage when I took it out and on another day I had flattened the cardboard boxes like he wanted but he claimed the wind blew them into his yard and he demanded I get string and tie them up. WTF? Those two neighbors break the HOA rules but I’m required to follow those and their own rules made up for the neighbors by them.

[@waynepantry7023]

@@debrakleid5752 You should go write a book with all your spare time . . .

[@stephanieyee9784]

Well done to everybody who turned out to help with the clean up. People who dump rubbish into waterways don't seem to understand just how important these places are. Water is a precious commodity and essential to the health and well-being of us, our planet and the fragile ecosystems that live in and by water.

[@cvhinson1]

love how e-scooters end up in the river. I guess they are recycling the litium

[@verenamaharajah6082]

People who dump their rubbish in waterways dump their rubbish everywhere! It’s got nothing to do with ‘not understanding the damage it does’, but everything to do with not being brought up right, with morals and decency.

[@gailhall6283]

People who dump just don't care.

[@orchidorio]

I want to stand up but I have to type !! That's right !!!

[@flashflame4952]

What a great job these volunteers have done!! Thank you for doing this!!!

[@FTY13]

Surely the fact that Americans don't understand that this is not a rubbish bin should be highlighted

[@fireboybx]

I fondly remember a school trip to the Bronx river in 2004/5 when the Bronx River Alliance allowed our class to canoe the river. Glad they’re still going strong.

[@denimjeanz916]

1.4 million reside in the Bronx. 20 volunteers. Story made it seem everyone cares. Just 20 or so. Proud of those 20 volunteers. Do same in my community, cleaning river banks and canals. Someone’s got to do it. Our population is like 6,000 and we get more than 20 volunteers

[@wigsy99]

Remember it’s the Bronx

[@randmayfield5695]

"Why should I do it when somebody else can do it for me? As soon as the clean up is finished bet your bottom dollar that I'll be the for the end of project pizza party and cake, who wouldn't for .... FREE FOOD!" ~Typical big city attitude

[@richardkluesek4301]

Most Bronxites are unaware of the River except those residing or working along it like on Webster Avenue alongside the Bronx River Parkway or Gunhill Road that intersects it.

[@l.b.7543]

I doubt all 20 people do not live in the Bronx

[@TisEyerish1]

How sad that you focused on the negative, rather than the positive. I don't know what kind of publicity was done about this event, but if it isn't publicized, no one will know it's happening. Publicity costs money. Would you like to pay for having posters printed so they can be distributed to local stores and placed on telephone poles? If not, perhaps you want to rethink your negative post.

[@CampbellzS0up]

The news should have advertised this so people could have helped. Good people live in the Bronx.

[@dulceniapagan1975]

Yes

[@Morales-nt6vi]

They always show this stuff after the fact. There are absolutely good people that would do this without any cameras or hype. I'm one of those over they years. The mindsets need to change on how to treat our natural spaces. Get it together people Earth Day is 365 days a year.

[@blackerpanther3329]

I see one black person volunteering…

[@johnholliday5874]

​@@Morales-nt6vi So right! Too many people have no respect -- for property, for their environment, for others or themselves.

[@rogerbouchard7135]

​@@blackerpanther3329 which actually is the approximate percentage of black people in the United States.

[@CarlosBenjamin]

I never even knew the Bronx had a river! This is great!

[@gy2gy246]

I live in Westchester County, north of the Bronx. The river starts many miles north.

[@CarlosBenjamin]

@@gy2gy246 I imagined that it would. I couldn’t see the source coming from within the Bronx itself.

[@skineyemin4276]

So, you've never heard of "The Bronx River Parkway"?

[@CarlosBenjamin]

@@skineyemin4276 Nope.

[@lamarw7757]

It's just an open sewer.

[@johnking6252]

One of the best things I've seen on KZbin in quite a while 👍 we could use a lot more of making the world a better place , thanks to the volunteers. 🇺🇲 True americanism 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@Lazaruslove]

Exactly ❤

[@FTY13]

The world would be a much better place if you stop destroying it so you can sell military equipment and poisoning the minds of people so your internet companies can make money . The rest of the world wants you to stay at home not keep interfering

[@namastezen3300]

I'm glad to see a natural place in an urban area, good for them.

[@c.t.murray3632]

Volunteers doing a great job to keep their neighborhood clean especially that beautiful River for canoeing. Great job thank you

[@nikkikiely8928]

Thank you volunteers!

[@davidmende4438]

"Put that bicycle next to the dead body. No, the other dead body."

[@stevesmith3556]

I was looking for this comment.😂 Absolutely in Bronx, you're going to find that.😅😂😅 I would never volunteer for this specifically for that reason.

[@jaybee1597]

🤣😅😂👍

[@HighlanderNorth1]

Here's what I don't get.... E-bikes have only been around for a few years, and they are pretty expensive, so how & why are people throwing them into the river?

[@jaybee1597]

@@HighlanderNorth1 Stolen!

[@Veritas419]

Don’t forget the drug needles and broken glass

[@alanwallisch2530]

This looks like the opening of an episode of "Law and Order". It's not a mannequin. It's never a mannequin. Seriously, great job folks. Thank you!

[@truthray2885]

These people are doing excellent work, and are such a credit to their community. They deserve all the praise in the world.

[@lindatohara6438]

I didn’t even know this existed. Great job

[@TisEyerish1]

It does my heart good to see all these wonderful people working together for a common cause. Bravo to the volunteers! Thank you!

[@CesarHernandez-ht5ex]

Thank u to all.

[@angelstrawn5493]

This should be a regular event. I remember creek cleanup while living in Anchorage, AK. It's amazing how much garbage is thrown into our waterways.

[@jeffharper7579]

My opinion is this should never have to be done if people would care about keeping rivers clean to start with.

[@paulsawczyc5019]

@@jeffharper7579 Rain washes a lot of stuff into rivers.

[@deezy81]

Anchorage is beautiful. Saw a bald eagle for the first time in my life there

[@jeffharper7579]

Congratulations!!! I live in Eastern TN and I work at a local small stone quarry and I eat my lunch in the end loader I run and a few days a month I see one to two pair of Eagles soaring around😊😊.

[@deezy81]

@@jeffharper7579 Awesome.

[@moonshoes11]

Good humans. 👍

[@MikeCee7]

You guys are lucky. Here in Florida, our rivers have alligators. I would never volunteer to clean up a river in Florida.

[@bidenisasnake9932]

SHh, dont let the word out. That's where we dump the gator baits.

[@orchidorio]

I am in Los Angeles, USA and we don't have a problem with wild animals. Wild animals like alligators or monkeys! So, sorry, I have to laugh.

[@MikeCee7]

@@orchidorio Thanks. No problems with you laughing, or not encountering wild animals. Probably 40+ of the 50 states don’t have alligators.

[@user-pd2gu6li2n]

thank you all!👍🇺🇸

[@huckfin1100]

They tell me I must buy a fishing license every year to help keep the water clean but the only people I ever see helping to clean the waters are volunteer's , who else !

[@JohnShinn1960]

Oh that money goes towards catering for the "studies".

[@jakklump]

Whine, whine, whine, complain, snivel, hate..... it is easy to spot the turdpublikkkans

[@michaelsica8839]

As an old, now transplanted, Bronx boy who remembers many days along that river and in park, thank you!

[@randydupere7787]

Good job folks. Some communities make that an annual event and it makes a huge difference,and brings awareness to the issues.

[@robinjaffin3418]

When I was 10 years old my Junior HS sent us into the Bronx River on the first Earth Day in 1970. I have a photo from the Scarsdale Inquirer of all of us waste deep in the river pulling out garbage and muck. It’s a miracle none of us died of some disease that spring LOL. Glad to see it’s still happening and sad to see it’s still needed.

[@thetir0]

“Waste” deep is the correct description.

[@petehurley2889]

Hats Off! to these dedicated volunteers

[@DeAnnaG_KissingFrogsMedia]

We need more stories like this in the news day.

[@erykahhoney588]

I love this 💚🫶🏾 Take care of Mother Earth

[@leohorishny9561]

Excellent!! Well done people!❤️🎉 I had never heard of the Bronx River before today, but now I know there will be people caring for it going forward. You’ve made the difference!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@charybdis8113]

Kayaking in the middle of the city is a precious activity

[@albareyes5472]

Went there last fall with my family since we were in the area. It's truly beautiful and you wouldn't think that a short distance away there are busy streets and neighborhoods. Being there made me think what NYC used to be not too long ago. Thanks volunteers for this great effort. I will definitely go again around October.

[@fatjoe3391]

Well done! People working together for a common good.

[@ThomasGriffin-zn1rr]

We need more of this in our Nation !

[@jayski9410]

If I still lived in New York, I'd love to join these folks and help clean up that river. It has so much potential. I think it flows thru the botanical gardens and the Bronx Zoo.

[@N-Scale]

From New Mexico, Bless you all !!!!

[@Rico34]

👀 I’m speechless at this effort. Simply amazing. This should be a high school senior field trip every year by the local schools. Probably would be too much liability, but STILL.

[@funwithFred]

What a great thing they are doing. So nice to see this.....

[@armandomorgado1625]

Thanks for your hard work,mother earth will recompense it,❤

[@richardsimms251]

Courageous generous volunteers

[@SleepyArcticBirds-ft4lb]

👏👏👏👏👏👏For the volunteers

[@edmundcasey7765]

THANK YOU FOR THE HELP !!! THIS IS OUR HOME. . . .

[@crackerbarrel6965]

Good for you guys and gals!!! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@interestinginfo6765]

What a bunch of beautiful brave souls. Bless you all.

[@erinmalone2669]

I’m from California and people have a really specific view in their head of California as I have a very specific view in my head of New York, but this looks like a beautiful and peaceful serene peace of nature in the middle of one of the biggest cities on earth. Good job.

[@Cuteglamshopper]

The Bronx sits on the main state of New York which starts to get forest green and lush as you head north. There’s lots of nice pockets in the Bronx and including mansions, but people usually don’t known because middle-class families most likely lived there and they sort of keep it in a hush.

[@taravaotahiti]

Bravo volunteers! Very inspiring.

[@johnredding1243]

Thank you I remember my mom getting arrested in Denver for having us Cub scouts down on the river cleaning up and making the city look bad and now we have a boy scout Park in that very spot and hundreds of miles of bike paths along the rivers in Denver thanks to my mom so great to you guys you are as important as it gets

[@alfonsecoppola5938]

thank god for you volunteers

[@paultanker5606]

G'day to you! Well that was amazing, how would have thunk the Bronx had a River like that, I learned something new today, well done Guys n Gals for what you did! Perth Western Australia!

[@gy2gy246]

The river starts many miles north in Westchester County. I live just north of the Bronx, where the river becomes a beautiful lake in a park.

[@sbdiaries]

What a great 👍 team effort 👌 guys ,good to know that the volunteers 🙋‍♀️, all care about the local area . Thanks for sharing 👍 greetings from England 🇬🇧 Simon and Beth ❤❤❤

[@marksstudio]

A very worthwhile endeavor that helps bring concerned citizens in the community together. And when other people hear about it, they'll join too.

[@Inspiringsuccess2]

There are great people willing to pitch in for their community. WTG volunteers!

[@jkryanspark]

The Bronx is beautiful in so many ways.

[@bullirish]

You're kidding, right?

[@jkryanspark]

@@bullirish Not at all. Perhaps your definition of beauty differs from mine or maybe you have a different aesthetic?

[@bullirish]

@@jkryanspark I was raised in The Bronx. I know full well how ugly the place truly is. I escaped, thank God.

[@NY_7]

It's nice to see people that care. And Shosh is so hot.

[@DeltaXMusic]

Nice work!

[@equilibrium2147]

What happen to this river is a real reflection of the people who live in this neighborhood .

[@khanrides]

People love leaving Escooter rentals and citi bikes where ever they like, including the river. Absolutely garbage people litter the Bronx

[@novera.tambunan]

Such a caring community! Good on you Bronxers!❤

[@Opiemus]

You know there's an assload of 40s down there. King cobra, Schlitz malt liquor bull, Colt 45 etc. etc. 🤔

[@deezy81]

And dirty needles and used rubbers.

[@Sleepingbear2222]

I live in Michigan. We do an annual garbage pickup in the river and along the roads and parks. Keep America Beautiful!

[@SolarWarden613]

Outstanding Work

[@user-gx2oe7gk1l]

Fabulous!!! Keep it going!!!

[@Cuteglamshopper]

Thank to the volunteers that helped my community. ❤❤❤

[@AnythingJW]

was expecting to find body parts

[@pacmantravel2158]

They get eaten completely by piranhas

[@Zorbakozak]

Many times on my drive home, 10 miles from my home there is a stretch of road with trees and bushes up on the hill🌲🌳. I have pictured myself getting together with at least 10 to 20 people and clearing up the area of all the garbage, like papers and stuff people have thrown out of their cars. Kudos to these people for making their area that much better.

[@rosecurran6687]

Fantastic 😍

[@jameskeel]

Beautiful to see, thank you for sharing.

[@GoodThingsEtc]

Long overdue but grateful!

[@juelzd7172]

No politician’s needed, no city resources, no government money. These volunteers/ people making real changes 💪🏽

[@cristina817]

Team work is the best way to get the job done ✅ 👏

[@paddy9449]

Most EXCELLENT People!!!!!!! I wish I was there ta buy "ya'll" lunch.....

[@28704joe]

All winners there folks.

[@maurawhelan3530]

Thank you. Disgusting that ppl use water to dump.

[@peteshour768]

It is a drainage ditch/creek. Anything in NYC that moves water is a river, even the sewer systems.

[@user-hj9kw5pf8y]

Good to see. I use to live in the Bronx. Miss the Bronx & New York.

[@hellohello8556]

Seriously good job ladies and gentlemen. Respect and best wishes from Australia. 🙏

[@user-gb6re9eg3i]

MANY THANKS TO YOU GOOD PEOPLE!!!

[@pddotd]

that’s my mom!!!

[@moonshoes11]

hi mom ✌️

[@greatplainsman3662]

Great role model.

[@seeharvester]

Why aren't you helping her? Mother's Day is right around the corner. What a gift that would have made.

[@pddotd]

@@seeharvester im pregnant…

[@seeharvester]

@@pddotd My wife was still jogging and going to the gym when she was 8 months pregnant.

[@user-vy8zs5xz2t]

An actually uplifting story. Go Bronx!

[@johnzeszut3170]

Good on each and every one of you folks!

[@normatible9795]

Every resident of bronx should have volunteered

[@jsejat]

These people are awesome. Humans are typically lazy and mindless. I have seen this problem with rivers and waste around the world. To see these folks step up and help where others have failed is wonderful. Thanks everyone for a couple hours of your time.

[@yolinagarr5144]

Nice 😊 I love that river! 🤗

[@gt-gu7rb]

No bodies? I'm impressed.

[@richardkluesek4301]

Fish ate 'em.

[@jaybee1597]

They are going to edit that out for sure!

[@southfieldtrill9690]

Not deep enough. OOPS 😂

[@freddyrodriguez4732]

Love love love 🎉the Bronx river and my botanical gardens!!!!

[@JK-br1mu]

Those e-bikes are really helping clean up the environment. All going to plan.

[@Sk32brkln]

I have helped with a similar event in New Hampshire in the past. The amount and variety of garbage pulled ashore was startling. There were newspaper vending machines grocery carts a car tire, and lots of bicycles.

[@zenos.5315]

Thank you everyone who volunteered for this job?

[@DouglasRichardson-er4ky]

Great job volunteers we all can help keep Mother Nature CLEAN 😎🫵🏼

[@survivor648]

Nothing beats the Colorado river it runs through multiple towns as well as Utah and Arizona. I used to take my Husky to the Colorado trail. Where the river is beautiful. It’s not a river without stones.

[@TXMEDRGR]

Thanks to all the volunteers.

[@herbjergens6350]

Awesome job to everyone involved!!

[@deepcow]

God bless the volunteers.

[@GarbageMans2wheels]

Awesome volunteers❤

[@michelleracicot1493]

Yeah! Thank you so much!

[@AngelDiaz-gv1xo]

Be careful guys. Thank you. There is good people left in this world i see ❤

[@CasualObserver-jx4zh]

Good job!! Great to see you taking care of your local environment ❤ kudos

[@user-fx8fp8lr1g]

That’s awesome we should be doing that everywhere all our water waves got crap in them ❤

[@watersipper1116]

Deserves a longer video.

[@janetmessman95]

So proud of you!

[@cindymadden3171]

Good decent people who clean this up!

[@beautifulaspen6583]

THANK YOU!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️